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WoRMS taxon details

Mergus Linnaeus, 1758

AphiaID

159096 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159096)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Anatidae Vigors, 1825

Direct children (2)

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Species Mergus merganser Linnaeus, 1758
Species Mergus serrator Linnaeus, 1758

Environment

marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial

Original description

Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
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Taxonomic citation

WoRMS (2024). Mergus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159096 on 2024-11-18

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-05-27 09:47:05Z

created

Appeltans, Ward

Licensing

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original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 129 [details] Available for editors

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